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CASH CARRIER.

No. 278,767. Patented June 5,1883.

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A. W.l BODELL.V

CASH CARRIER.

Patented Jun 5, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT CASH-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 278,767, dated June 5, 1883.

i Application tiled November 24, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom #may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLEN WV. BODELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash-Carriers; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and ngures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a perspective view of my invention,- Fig. 2, a detail view of the elevator mechanism; Fig. 3, a longitudinal vertical section of the elevator-box; Fig. 4, a detail view of the tilting section, Fig. 5, a longitudinal vertical section of the carrier, and

Fig. 6 a detail view of a portion of the inclined ways.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in apparatus by which cash is conveyedV from the salesmen of a store to the cashier and change returned in an automatic manner by means of suitable carriers operating on inclined ways.

The object ofthe present invention is to produce an automatic cash-carrier thatwill be simple in its construction, effective and comparatively noiseless in its operation, and in which the inclined ways may be readily adjusted to accord with the settling of iioors, or other causes liable to throw them out of their proper position. A further object is to prevent the carriers returning from the cashier from dropping into the elevator-box while the same is ascending or descending by the employment of a simple mechanism, and also by the peculiar construction of the inclined ways, to make the same very light, strong, and ornamental. These objects I attain by the construction substantially as shown in the accompanying drawings, and hereinafter described.

In the drawings, A represents a suitable frame-work or ceiling, from which depends an inclined way, B, having its lower end at the desk or station ofthe cashier and its opposite end suitably supported by a frame-work, C. This inclined way is made preferably of brass or other metal, in substantially the manner illustrated by Fig. 6, which consists of two pieces, a, being set up edgewise at a suitable distance apart, with pieces b soldered or otherwisesecured thereto, so as to form a ;-shaped joint, and, if desired, may be covered with-leather, rubber, or other soft material to deaden the noise made by the carriers in transit. i From the inclined wayB depends asimilar one, D, having one of its ends at the cashiers desk or station and the other supported by the framework C, but with its inclination in an opposite direction to said way B. At suitable distances along these inclined ways are placed bearings c, in which work screws or keys d, to which are attached one end of wires e, having the other end made fast to the support above for the purpose of supporting and regulating the inclination of said ways to accord with the settling of iloors, or other causes that would throw them out of position.

Depending from the fraine-work or ceiling A, Yat suitable distances along the inclined ways, are guide-rods E E', -upon which work an elevatorbox, F, provided with a tilting till, j', upon which the carriers are placed to be elevated to and started upon the way B, and upon the interior of this box are fiat cushioned springs g, having one end fastened to the bottom and inclined upwardly for the purpose hereinafter described. The guide-rods E are formed of a continuous piece of wire, one of the rods extending down asuffcient distance to pass through one of the holes a inthe bottom of the box F, when it is at" its lowest point, while the opposite end of the wire forming the rod is somewhat shorter and only enters the hole e when the box is elevated a 'certain height. The guide-rods E are four in number, and extend down upon the outside of the box yF, one of said rods passing through eyes or staples b', secured to the side of the box, as shown in Fig. 1. Two ofthe rods, E, may also be formed of a continuous wire, bent so as to form a yoke extending under the box F, thus forming a stop and support for the box when at its lowest point. rlhis elevator-box may also be provided with a receptacle, h, for the purpose of holding memoranda-blanks,

slips, checks, or other like articles.`

In the operation of my invention the salesman places the cash,with amemorandum of his sale and the amount due thereon, in the inte: rior of one of the'carriers G, which are preferably made of two hollow hemispheres, one ttinginto the other in such a manner Vas to IOO form an even joint and perfect sphere when closed together, their point of juncture being Somewhat eccentric to admit of a secure connection, said hemispheres being coated with rubber or other elastic material to deaden the sound. Secured to the bottom of each hemisphere are springs i, connectedto and supporting disk 7c, to which are attached circular plates of rubber or other soft material, Z, said plates coming against flanges m, placed upon the interior of said hemispheres at their great est diameters to form a stop, the cash and memoranda being `placed between these plates and there held by the force of the springs to prevent the rattling of loose change while the carrier is going from the salesman to the cashers desk or station and again' returning. After the cash, Ste., have been thus deposited in the carrier the same is placed uponthe tilting till f of the elevator-box, and said box elevated by means of a cord, In, attached thereto, extending up over stationary pulleys o, and down under a loose block or sheave, p, and up to the frame-work or ceiling A, to which it is secured, the loose block or sheave p having attached thereto a cord, q, extending down to within easy reach ofthe salesman. As the sales man draws down upon the cord q the loose block or sheave p acts upon the cord a to hoist the elevator-box until the lip r of the tilting till comes in contact with the under surface of a switch, H, thereby causing said till to tilt and throw the carrier onto this switch with sufficient force to propel it to theinclined way B, along which it proceeds to the cashiers desk or station, and the cord q being released, the elevator-box, by its own gravity, returns to the point of starting, and the said switch and way being provided with wire or other suitable guards, s, the carrier is prevented from jumping'the track when thrown thereon with too much force.

To the rea-r of the till'j is secured an upright guard, t, having attached thereto an elastic cushion, t, of rubber or other suitable mate rial, so that when the till is tilted back or resumes its normal position, as shown in Fig. 3, the cushion striking against the back a ofthe box F, it will prevent any. click or rattle.

Extending up from the terminus ofthe guiderods E E is a stop, l, which comes just under the lip 'r of the tilting till to prevent the same from tipping forward and dropping the carrier, should it be pressed upon too strongly by the salesman when placing said carrier in position to be hoisted. After the cashier has removed the contents from the carrier the same is placed upon the inclined way D, with the change, if any, contained therein, and by its gravity returns to the salesman to which it belongs, as follows, viz: As the carrier proceeds along this inclined way D it comes in contact with atrigger, K, upon a rod, L, said rod having its end engaging with a latch, c, pivotally hung upon a stop, lw, of a tilting section, M. Vlien the carrier strikes the trigger K it is thrown up, or in the position as indicated in dotted lines, Fig.

4, which movement of the trigger causes the curvedlend of the rod L to disengage itself with the latch c, which is pivoted to a stop, w, upon the end of section M, said section being pivoted to the inclined way D. As the latch c is released, as above described, it will admit of the pivoted section M being tilted and forced downby the weight of the carrier to allow of the same entering or dropping upon a platform, N, from which it drops into the elevator-box F, the noise of its fall being deadened by` the inclined cushioned springs g, the inclination thereof causing this carrier to come to the front of said box, out of the way of falling carriers and in easy reach of the salesman. Should the elevator-box be in the act of ascending or descending, a pivoted gate, O, will drop across the face ofthe platform N and prevent the carriers falling out until said elevator-box is again in position for hoisting, a button, y, upon the the cord q, carrydng the gate-up to release the carriers in the receptacle at the proper moment. rlhe stop fw of the tilting section M acts as a shut-off to the carrier or carriers that may be following the one aheady acting upon saidv section to prevent their dropping through, the tipping of the section, or its depression below the plane of the inclined way D, elevating the stop fw above said way, thus acting as above described. The tilting section M, after delivering the carrier to theplatform N, drops back and automatically locks itself in position again.

The salesmens carriers being of different sizes, they will on their return from the cashier pass any and all triggers along the way and operate only on the one adjusted `to their particular size, thereby being always delivered to the receptacle and elevator-box of the salesman to whom they may belong.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The elevator-box F, provided with the lower compartment having the springs g to receive the returning carrier, and the upper compartment having the tilting till f, pivoted therein, and operating as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The inclined ways made of strips a, set edgewise at a suitable distance apart, with similar strips, b, soldered or otherwise secured thereto to form a -l-shap ed j oint, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

3. The elevator-box F, provided with a receptacle, 7L, cushioned springs g, and tiltingI till j', said till having a lip, a', at its front end, and at its 'rear end an upright guard, t, provided with a cushion, t, upon its back, all

constructed substantially as described, and for' the purpose set forth.

4. The tilting section M of the way D, provided with a stop or shut-off, w, in combination with the latch fv, trigger K, and rod L, substantially as shown and described.

5. The platform N, having the pivoted gate O, in combination with the tilting section M.

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latter being provided with a button, y, and the gate O, combined and operating substantially as and for the purpose specied.

8.- The combination, with the inclined ways of a cash-carrier, of the-Jguide-rods E, elevator-box F, switch H, tilting section' M, platform N, pivoted gate O, regulating mechanism c d e, and means for hoisting the elevator-box, A

all arranged and operating in the manner described, and for the purpose set forth.

9. Thecarrier G, composed of two hollow hemispheres coated with an elastic material, and provided upon their interior with springs i, disks 7c, and plates Z, held in place by a ange, m, substantially as shown, and 'for theA purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses. v

ALLEN W. BODELL. Witnesses:

AUSTIN LYNCH, WILLIAM R. DAY. 

